The Whittake- Glessner Company, Steel Mills, New Boston, Ohio

Title

The Whittake- Glessner Company, Steel Mills, New Boston, Ohio

Description

Black and white photo image of the baseball park with the Whittake- Glessner steel mills in the background. The ball park was home to the "Shoemakers," the Portsmouth team of the Ohio State League. It had a large covered grandstand for spectators to view the games. The ball diamond was beside the roller coaster in Millbrook Park. In 1909 the Whitaker Iron Works, the Laughlin Nail Works and the Portsmouth Steel Company combined to form the Whitaker-Glessner Company.

Creator

Unknown

Date

1919

Contributor

Scan donated by Paul O'Neill from the Bill Glockner Collection

Format

9 x 14 cm scanned postcard

Coverage

New Boston, Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Paul O'Neill